Event: Israel and the Global Economic Crisis
On Sunday November 15th, Said Business School at Oxford University is hosting a one day conference focusing on the impact of the Global economic crisis on Israel.
JVP Media Studio Invests Seed Round in Navajo Systems
JVP Media Studio, the incubator fund of Jerusalem Venture Partners, has announced an undisclosed seed round in Navajo Systems.
Outbrain’s New Outloud, A Powerful Paid Recirculation Tool (CEO Interview)
Today, Outbrain officially announced its business model with the launch of Outloud, a paid product for content recirculation and link recommendations within the growing Outbrain publisher network.
Israeli companies de-list from London’s AIM in droves
nly 30 Israeli firms remain listed on the exchange today, down from 50 at the peak. The de-listing phenomenon is not limited to Israeli firms, however, with a total of 239 companies being de-listed in so far in 2009.
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Global from Day One: MoodBase knows what the web is feeling
A more recent entrant is MoodBase, a Hod Hasharon-based startup which helps users discover more relevant content based not on user history or the social graph, but on sentiment.
Finjan Sold to M86 For Stock
bout 13 years after its inception, Israeli start up Finjan exits with a 'humble' (yet profitable) acquisition by UK's M86 Security
Magento builds momentum by leveraging the power of open source
One example of a rapidly-growing open source eCommerce platform solution is Magento Commerce, which is developed by L.A.-based Varien.
Global from Day One: kaChing has the potential to disrupt the managed funds industry
Palo Alto-based kaChing, the investing talent marketplace, is poised to become a key agent for disruption of the managed funds industry through its service which democratizes access to investing talent.